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Erik Buell video thank you

25 March, 2020
Buell will cease production at the end of this month, and this video is the “thank you” note from the company to its employees, suppliers, distributors and dealership network. October 30 therefore, marks the close of the Buell story, commenced…

Armadillo armour for your scooter

25 March, 2020
Do you have a beloved scooter that doesn’t have a haven in a maze of city apartment blocks with no parking? Hate to leave it out in the rain, or to be peed on by dogs or dirty washed by…

Infiniti Q50: official teaser video

25 March, 2020
Infiniti revealed the first official teaser video featuring the new Q50, luxury saloon which, together with compatriot 2014 Lexus IS, will declare war on the leadership of BMW 3 Series. The car will replace the old G model and will…

Liberty Racing to miss final round of the season?

25 March, 2020
If it was any other team announcing they won’t be taking part in the final round of the World Superbike season at Magny Cours this upcoming weekend, we’d probably be saying what a pity, that’s a shame, but since the…

Ferrari Motorcyle Up for Sale

25 March, 2020
This unique beauty is the 990cc Ferrari motorcycle built by David Kay Engineering. It bears the Ferrari prancing horse badge and was officially approved by Enzo Ferrari’s son Piero and now its being auctioned this month at Bonhams starting at…

Supersport in mourning after the death of Craig Jones

25 March, 2020
The motorcycle world is still coming to terms with the death of Craig Jones at 23 years old, after the terrible accident at Brands Hatch on the weekend.It’s difficult to put into words how the community feels when a young…

Official, Mika Kallio out of Pramac Ducati

25 March, 2020
We known for several weeks that Mika Kallio was suffering from continuing shoulder pain and that after Carlos Checa tested the GP10 at the Mugello it was just a question of time before Pramac Ducati would announce Kallio’s pull-out from…

Triumph opens in India

25 March, 2020
Triumph has announced it will soon enter the Indian motorcycle market, and will build a local team to do so. The historic English motorcycle manufacturer, established in 1902, could be the perfect blend of quality bikes and attractive design for…

Alpinestars Tech Air and Repsol Honda riders

25 March, 2020
Alpinestars started experimenting an airbag system back in 2003 with John Hopkins, and then Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, Mika Kallio and Dani Pedrosa all began wearing data logging suits to help Alpinestars come up with the new Tech Air electronic…

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 2009 drawings

25 March, 2020
It seems like everyone’s a designer these days, and after publishing the Triumph and Kawasaki renderings from Dario Caroselli, we offer you these shots of another classic Kawasaki - the Ninja ZX-6R.These shots are Marco Ragonese’s personal interpretation on the…

Valentino Rossi's Good-Bye Letter to Yamaha

25 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi has released this touching letter in Italian which has been translated in English to remember his love affair and the end of his story with Yamaha.“It is very difficult to explain in just a few words what my…

Dodge Viper ACR: 642 CV and 813 Nm

25 March, 2020
The Dodge Viper doesn’t have ‘just’ 600hp, as the manufacturer has officially declared, but actually a good 642, as revealed by a dynograph test from Dragtimes. The experiment shows that the Dodge Viper could challenge the Corvette ZR1 as America’s…

2010 Isle of Man TT Zero readies for Wednesday race

25 March, 2020
The second Isle of Man TT Zero practice takes place today before the official race scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th. The first practice on Saturday was an exciting event, with MotoCzysz looking to create some seriously fast competition before it…

VW Golf Bluemotion

25 March, 2020
Volkswagen will be showing at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt the Golf BlueMotion for the first time. For the most economical version of the popular hatchback, VW boasts an average fuel consumption of 4.5 liters/100 km and only 119 g/km…

WSBK Donington: Jonathan Rea leads in FP2

25 March, 2020
This afternoon’s World Superbike second free practice at Donington Park saw Jonathan Rea pip Carlos Checa by just 0.049s to take the top of the timesheets in his last flying lap and the two were the only ones to dip…

Mika Kallio to miss Laguna Seca

25 March, 2020
Mika Kallio will miss this weekend’s U.S. GP at Laguna Seca following a serious finger injury he suffered after crashing during the final lap at Assen.The Finnish rider elected not to ride the spectacular American circuit in these conditions:“I was…

NCR M4 and NCR M4 One Shot (w/video)

25 March, 2020
If you’re into very expensive and very exlusive Italian made motorcycles, and who wouldn’t be if you had a lot of greenbacks or euros just laying around, then NCR’s latest models, the NCR M4 and NCR M4 One Shot are…

Valentino Rossi to retire at the end of the season?

25 March, 2020
While rumors regarding Casey Stoner retiring at the end of the season came from the Spanish and Italian press - and was shot down by the 2011 World Champion, this new rumor regarding Valentino Rossi comes from the English media.According…

Gardner and Moriwaki team up again

25 March, 2020
In 1981 Wayne Gardner launched his international career with Moriwaki Engineering. Now, thirty years later the famous Gardner/Moriwaki pairing are set to further cement their historical partnership.Team Gardner prepares to relocate to Barcelona Spain to advance the road racing careers…

Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 Roadster

25 March, 2020
Aston Martin will build a Roadster variant of the V8 Vantage N400, a special limited-edition based on the V8 Vantage shown at the latest Frankfurt auto show and dedicated to the legendary Nürburgringer Nordschleife. Only 240 units will be produced,…

WSBK Misano QP1 – Fabrizio comes out on top

25 March, 2020
It was Michel Fabrizio with his Xerox Ducati that took today’s provisional pole at the Misano Adriatico circuit clocking in at 1.037”016 in the last seconds of qualifying. While it was Ben Spies showing again that he just has to…

Randy de Puniet confirms talks with Suzuki

25 March, 2020
When PTR’s Simon Buckmaster said “the new Suzuki MotoGP test rider Randy de Puniet” we were left scratching our heads and wondering how much truth was behind the statement, but apparently Buckmaster was close, but not exactly right, as De…